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A copper red glazed water dropper Joseon dynasty, 19th century
18 March 2015, 13:00 EDT
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A copper red glazed water dropper
Joseon dynasty, 19th century
Of square section with rectangular walls and flat base, an air hole at the center and a tiny spout hole opened at one corner, the top and sides molded in slightly raised linear relief with overlapping lozenges and overlapping rings attached to trailing ribbons and a copper red wash applied beneath a glaze that fires unevenly to olive brown on some sides, the base left unglazed
2 x 3in (5 x 7.5cm) square
Of square section with rectangular walls and flat base, an air hole at the center and a tiny spout hole opened at one corner, the top and sides molded in slightly raised linear relief with overlapping lozenges and overlapping rings attached to trailing ribbons and a copper red wash applied beneath a glaze that fires unevenly to olive brown on some sides, the base left unglazed
2 x 3in (5 x 7.5cm) square
Footnotes
For a copper-red-glazed water dropper of similar square shape, but with additional underglaze blue decoration, see Oriental Ceramics: The World's Great Collections, Vol. 2: National Museum of Korea, Seoul, Tokyo, 1982, cat. no. 311 (also as 19th century).